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DCKit

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44. My S. O. works for the WHO. He and all the people he works with will be horrified....

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 09:10 PM

Jul 2012

When they see this tomorrow.

Yeah, Boil and malingering get a pass. Every time they pull this shit it hurts my BF. It's personal.

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The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is not as pure as it seems. [View all] alfredo Jul 2012 OP

"Since Gates believes sustainable health systems must be privately profitable," hedgehog Jul 2012 #1

His giving grew out of the PR nightmare of the anti trust case against MS in the late 90's. alfredo Jul 2012 #6

Why does he not put that much effort into his own country, USA? xtraxritical Jul 2012 #19

We might not be as easy to manipulate, or maybe we have a functioning court system. alfredo Jul 2012 #28

he's putting loads of money into the effort to destroy teachers' unions and privatize and computer- HiPointDem Jul 2012 #29

What an ass. alfredo Jul 2012 #31

I've seen interviews with the Gates and Buffet on this. Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #46

yeah, right. that's why unicef and others pay *more* for vaccines, cause bill wants to help HiPointDem Jul 2012 #52

They've spent their $ saving lives. Period. No getting around that. That's a wonderful thing. Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #53

no, they've spent *your* money. bill gates doesn't spend his money on doing good, he spends HiPointDem Jul 2012 #54

excellent handmade34 Jul 2012 #2

He Does. Mostly Into Charter Schools AndyTiedye Jul 2012 #20

Shocked. Shocked, I am. knitter4democracy Jul 2012 #3

This literally comes as no surprise. Bill Gates is an UBER-control freak, in everything and.... Raster Jul 2012 #4

Never been a fan of Gates at Microsoft or now in his effort to push the worker visa in America. progressivebydesign Jul 2012 #5

Apple does not advertise on Fox news nor support Monsanto Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 #7

apple supports education deform & the bono scam 'project red' which is tied into the gates post- HiPointDem Jul 2012 #25

The more one digs... the scarier Gates and Co. loom. Smarmie Doofus Jul 2012 #8

Rarely does too much money NOT lead to less than honorable dabblings. so, not surprised. NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #9

Arundhati Roy has written at length about the way pholanthropic organizations redqueen Jul 2012 #10

I totally dislike him and his crap on his penitence for his wealth Ichingcarpenter Jul 2012 #13

Yes, he is fucking evil. redqueen Jul 2012 #14

Yep, and he's arrogant enough to think he knows how to grow crops... drokhole Jul 2012 #51

For example: Reader Rabbit Jul 2012 #17

Thanks for reminding me of "Sinfest." alfredo Jul 2012 #32

I'm constantly amazed at people's constant amazement upon discovering that this a$$hole Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #11

Please Explain erpowers Jul 2012 #16

Here's an easy start for you. Read up on Dr. DOS and Netscape. These are just two Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #21

OK, what is your version of the Dr. DOS story? I will be waiting. Logical Jul 2012 #35

"My version"? Go away microserf. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #37

LOL, in other words, you have no clue about the DOS or Dr. DOS story. Classic BS! n-t Logical Jul 2012 #38

In other words I've heard everything you have to say since they first wrote it for you in the 80's. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #42

LOL....jealous much. Yes, spending billions to stop Malaria is horrible. n-t Logical Jul 2012 #34

And Kim Jong Il had excellent taste in wine. Is there a point to your reply? n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #39

Yes, my point is Gates has done a lot of good for many people. Unlike most billionaires. Logical Jul 2012 #41

He may in fact not be the worst billionaire on earth, I can think of others off the top of my head, Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #43

It never seemed pure to anyone with any sense. Daemonaquila Jul 2012 #12

The low information citizen doesn't always look behind the curtain. alfredo Jul 2012 #30

No one is pure. I don't recall anyone saying the Gates are pure. But his foundation is saving lives. Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2012 #15

Haven't you noticed the trend? Larry Elison, the M$Apple gang of 5, Bezos, Cuban, Zuckerberg, Son, Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Jul 2012 #23

I think the main focus here is on M$. But they are all interchangeable. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #24

steve jobs *was* an asshole, & apple's philanthropy supports the same type of thing gates' does. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #26

Gee, what ARE the odds... Guitarzan Jul 2012 #18

hopefully people are losing the blinders about things labeled 'philanthropy'. a long time coming. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #27

The Gates Foundation seems pure? Brickbat Jul 2012 #33

No doubt Gates has saved millions of people with his Malaria efforts. Jesus, are people clueless! Logical Jul 2012 #36

This is a concerted campaign to drag the Gates Foundation through the mud, I think. Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #49

Is ANYTHING as pure as it seems? randome Jul 2012 #40

My S. O. works for the WHO. He and all the people he works with will be horrified.... DCKit Jul 2012 #44

Well, you sound like you're privy to more details than me. randome Jul 2012 #47

Fraud! Pizz Jul 2012 #45

Not a good article...poorly researched and dubious conclusions Godhumor Jul 2012 #50